{"product_id":"earth-witness-buddha-10-inch-bronze","title":"10\" Eighth-Day Earth Buddha – Cast Bronze Calling the Earth","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10\" Eighth-Day Earth Buddha – Cast Bronze Calling the Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe most familiar temple pose in Thailand: legs crossed, left hand in the lap, \u003cstrong\u003eright hand reaching to the ground\u003c\/strong\u003e, palm inward. Thai call this calling the earth to witness—\u003cstrong\u003ePang Man Wichai\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is the moment before awakening, when the Buddha asks the earth goddess to stand as proof against Mara.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis image is about \u003cstrong\u003e10 inches tall\u003c\/strong\u003e, in \u003cstrong\u003ecast bronze\u003c\/strong\u003e from the same A-B-450 line as the other weekday figures. Lost-wax work: wax model, clay mold, wax burned out, bronze poured, mold broken, surface finished. The gesture reads clearly at this height. Resin copies of the same pose feel hollow beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIn Thai custom, the “eighth day” or extra-day Buddha is often this earth-touching form—used when a birth falls outside the simple seven-day set, or kept by anyone who wants the victory-over-Mara image at home. The story of Phra Mae Thorani wringing water from her hair belongs to that night. It is sacred narrative, not a luck charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eDust dry. Sit it where the pointing hand can be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA 10-inch bronze earth-witness Buddha for an altar, study shelf, or the eighth-day place in a weekday collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ME Thanakrit Kanyaprasit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45269649883440,"sku":"A-B-450-Earth-10","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/2863\/3648\/files\/A-B-450-Earth-6-PhotoRoom-Photoroom.jpg?v=1722700311","url":"https:\/\/uniquely-thai.com\/products\/earth-witness-buddha-10-inch-bronze","provider":"Uniquely Thai Lao TV","version":"1.0","type":"link"}